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Kresge Foundation Health Program - Advancing Health Equity through Housing

New Kensington Community Development Corp

Funding Amount

$150,000 over two years

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
One-time opportunity
Tracked since
April 2026

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Overview

Kresge Foundation Health Program - Advancing Health Equity through Housing

Funder: The Kresge Foundation

Award Amount: $150,000 over two years

Program Focus: Advancing Health Equity through Housing initiative

Geographic Scope: Philadelphia, PA (Kensington)

Focus Areas:

  • Addressing harmful physical and mental health impacts of housing instability

  • Integrating trauma-informed approach into core services

  • Housing counseling

  • Community engagement

  • Economic development

  • Connection between housing stability and health outcomes
  • Award Recipients: NKCDC was one of 13 grantees in this initiative

    Key Activities:

  • Trauma-informed training curriculum development

  • Teaching community members about effects of trauma and effective responses

  • Partnership with Impact Services Corporation and LISC Philadelphia

  • Community-driven solution design with input from those most affected
  • Grant Period: 2-year award granted in December 2018

    Funder Background: The Kresge Foundation is a private, national foundation focused on expanding opportunities in U.S. cities. Their Health Program seeks to help communities overcome environmental and social disadvantages that contribute to poor health.

    Contact: New Kensington Community Development Corporation, 2771 Ruth Street, Suite 1, Philadelphia, PA 19134, 215-427-0350, info@nkcdc.org

    What New Kensington Community Development Corp actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

    Grants in 2025
    3
    Total given
    $211K
    Median grant
    $50K
    Range
    $31K–$129K
    • By dollars: Pennsylvania 85%, Michigan 15%. Top recipient cities: Philadelphia, PA; Lansing, MI.

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    IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    affordable-housinghealth-disparitiescommunity-healthhousingsupportive-housing

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